Solid-state symmetry

Crystal lattices can be depicted not only by the lattice translation defined in Eq. (7.2), but also by the performance of various point symmetry operations. A symmetry operation is defined as an operation that moves the system into a new configuration that is equivalent to and indistinguishable from the original one. A symmetry element is a point, line, or plane with respect to which a symmetry operation is performed. The complete ensemble of symmetry operations that define the spatial properties of a molecule or its crystal are referred to as its group. In addition to the fundamental symmetry operations associated with molecular species that define the point group of the molecule, there are additional symmetry operations necessary to define the space group of its crystal. These will only be briefly outlined here, but additional information on molecular symmetry [10] and solid-state symmetry [11] is available. 

Hence the chlorine NQR frequency is very sensitive to the ionic character of its single bond. In close agreement with the prediction from equation (1), the NQR frequency of Cl2(s) is 54.247 MHz, while NQR frequencies for solid Group I halides are zero, expected both from their virtually complete ionic character and their high solid-state symmetry. 

Ewald summation was invented in 1921 [7] to permit the efl5.cient computation of lattice sums arising in solid state physics. PBCs applied to the unit cell of a crystal yield an infinite crystal of the appropriate. symmetry performing... 

Periodic boundary conditions can also be used to simulate solid state con dition s although TlyperChem has few specific tools to assist in setting up specific crystal symmetry space groups. The group operation s In vert, Reflect, and Rotate can, however, be used to set up a unit cell manually, provided it is rectangular. 

Energy minimisation and normal mode analysis have an important role to play in the study of the solid state. Algorithms similar to those discussed above are employed but an extra feature of such systems, at least when they form a perfect lattice, is that it is can be possible to exploit the space group symmetry of the lattice to speed up the calculations. It is also important to properly take the interactions with atoms in neighbouring cells into account. 

Solid state NMR is a relatively recent spectroscopic technique that can be used to uniquely identify and quantitate crystalline phases in bulk materials and at surfaces and interfaces. While NMR resembles X-ray diffraction in this capacity, it has the additional advantage of being element-selective and inherently quantitative. Since the signal observed is a direct reflection of the local environment of the element under smdy, NMR can also provide structural insights on a molecularlevel. Thus, information about coordination numbers, local symmetry, and internuclear bond distances is readily available. This feature is particularly usefrd in the structural analysis of highly disordered, amorphous, and compositionally complex systems, where diffraction techniques and other spectroscopies (IR, Raman, EXAFS) often fail. 

The quantity x is a dimensionless quantity which is conventionally restricted to a range of —-ir < x < tt, a central Brillouin zone. For the case yj = 0 (i.e., S a pure translation), x corresponds to a normalized quasimomentum for a system with one-dimensional translational periodicity (i.e., x s kh, where k is the traditional wavevector from Bloch s theorem in solid-state band-structure theory). In the previous analysis of helical symmetry, with H the lattice vector in the graphene sheet defining the helical symmetry generator, X in the graphene model corresponds similarly to the product x = k-H where k is the two-dimensional quasimomentum vector of graphene. 

Dithiadiazolyl radicals are typically prepared by reduction of the corresponding cations with SbPh3. They are unstable with respect to isomerization to the 1,2,3,5-isomers both in solution " and in the solid state. The isomerization is a photochemically symmetry-allowed process, which is thermally symmetry forbidden. A bimolecular head-to-tail rearrangement has been proposed to account for this isomerization (Scheme 11.1). This rearrangement process is conveniently monitored... 

Only with large cations such as Rb, Cs and NRafR = Et, Bu", n-pentyl) has it proved possible to isolate the. solid sulfites The sulfite ion SOs is pyramidal with Cj,. symmetry angle O-S-O 106°, S-O 151 pm. The hydrogen sulfite ion also appears to have C3, symmetry both in the solid state and in solution, i.e. protonation occurs at S rather than... 

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There are 78 vibrational degrees of freedom for TgHg and it has been shown that the molecule has 33 different fundamental modes under Oh symmetry, 6 are IR active, 13 are Raman active, and 14 vibrations are inactive. The experimental fundamental IR active vibrational frequencies have been assigned as follows 2277 (v Si-H), 1141 (vas Si-O-Si), 881 5 O-Si-H), 566 ( s O-Si-O), 465 (v O-Si-O), and 399 cm ( s O-Si-O). These generally agree well with calculated values The IR spectrum recorded in the solid state shows bands at 2300 and 2293 cm ... 

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